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Rikky and Pete is a film of genre Comedy directed by Nadia Tass with Tetchie Agbayani
Rikky and Pete (1988)
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Add to a movie listRikky and Pete is a 1988 Australian film directed by Nadia Tass and written by David Parker starring Stephen Kearney and Nina Landis.
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Rikky Menzies (Nina Landis) and Pete Menzies (Stephen Kearney) are sister and brother. Rikky is an out-of-work geologist, and aspiring singer (vocals by Wendy Matthews). Pete is a misfit who dreams up weird inventions. Pursued by police sergeant Whitstead (Bill Hunter), on whom Pete has been playing practical jokes, they flee to the mining town of Mount Isa.Actors
Tetchie Agbayani
(Flossie)
Bill Hunter
(Whitstead)
Bruno Lawrence
(Sonny)
Bruce Spence
(Ben)
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
(Adam)
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